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LEPIDOPTERA ( AND ) AT INVERNESS RIDGE IN CENTRAL COASTAL AND THEIR RECOVERY FOLLOWING A WILDFIRE

J. A. Powell Essig Museum of , University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720

Abstract.— In numbers of , (butterflies and moths) make up the largest group of -feeding in . Caterpillars of nearly all species feed on , and most of them are specialists on one or a few kinds of plants. Therefore they are liable to be severely affected by wildfires, and secondarily, their parasites and predators, including birds, bats, lizards, and rodents, suffer losses of a major food resource. In October 1995, a wildfire swept over part of The Point Reyes National Seashore, burning more than 12,300 acres (5,000 hectares) of public and private land, following a fire-free period of several decades. I tracked survival and recolonization by moths and butterflies during the subsequent five seasons. I made daytime searches for adults and caterpillars approximately monthly from March through October and collected blacklight trap samples, mostly in May and September-October. More than 650 species of Lepidoptera have been recorded in the Inverness Ridge area, and about 375 of them were recorded during the post-fire survey, including larvae of 31% of them. Plants in a Bishop pine forest higher on the ridge, where the fire was most intense, accumulated their caterpillar faunas slowly, while Lepidoptera feeding on plants typical of riparian woods in the lower canyons reestablished sooner and more completely. Recolonization varied markedly among different plant species, and the species richness gradually increased, in marked contrast to generalizations about effects of fire on derived from fire management of grasslands.

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Introduction

Inverness Ridge forms the backbone of the Pt. Reyes Peninsula, located northwest of San Francisco Bay. The peninsula is defined by the San Andreas fault, running from Bolinas Lagoon through Olema Valley and Tomales Bay to the north. The long, straight ridge is situated along the eastern side of the peninsula, from about 15 miles NW of San Francisco, extending for about 20 miles (32 km). It is of relatively low relief, mostly 1000-1300 feet (300-400 m) elevation at the crest, broken only at Bear Valley by a low saddle of about 330 feet (100 m), then descends from Mt. Vision (1280 ft., 290 m) to low hills below 450 ft. NW of Inverness. The eastern front is quite steep, whereas the western slope is gradual, spreading out to the bluffs above Drakes Bay, the marshes of Drakes Estero, and the coastal downs and dunes of the Pacific Ocean shore of Pt. Reyes.

East of the San Andreas fault the geological origin of mainland Marin County is very old, consisting of Franciscan sedimentary and igneous rocks of Jurassic origin. Formations of the Pt. Reyes Peninsula also are old but are granitic and originated far to the south, its terraine having moved northward along the fault during the Tertiary. As a result there are distinctive soils, plants, and that depend upon them, characteristic of both Inverness Ridge and areas east of the fault. Notably, redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and associated communities are restricted to the Mt. Tamalpais region of Franciscan formations, whereas Bishop pine (Pinus muricata) is primarily a coastal species, dominant on Inverness Ridge, but occurs only sparsely on ridges of interior Marin County. Forests of Inverness Ridge also feature Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), madrone (Arbutus menziesii), coast live (Quercus agrifolia), tanbark (Lithocarpus densiflorus), and California bay (Umbellularia californica) on the east escarpment. On the west side there are groves of Bishop pine and live oak, downslope giving way to chaparral dominated by coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis), California coffeeberry (Rhamnus californica), and bush monkey (Mimulus aurantiacus), and gallery forests of () and (Salix lasiolepis) along the west flowing creeks.

Nearly all collections of moths have been made in the northern half of Inverness Ridge in the vicinity of Inverness and Inverness Park, villages situated along the east side of the ridge, the southern half having been primarily private property until designation of Pt. Reyes National Seashore in 1965, when the land came under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service. Since that time there was no effort to inventory the Lepidoptera of the park until an extensive wildfire in 1995 led to a five-year survey on one transect, also on the northern half of the ridge.

History of Lepidoptera Collections at Inverness Ridge

There was no systematic and comprehensive baseline inventory of the moths and butterflies at any site on Pt. Reyes peninsula prior to the 1990s. There has been no long-term resident collector, although several persons made repeated one-night or short term visits between 1940 and 1965, collectively comprising a year-around sample at lights. Following is a chronicle of collectors who worked in the Inverness area, based on specimens examined, together with the primary locations of their specimens. [CAS= California Academy of Sciences, San

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Francisco; EME= Essig Museum of Entomology, UC Berkeley; UCD = Bohart Entomological Museum, UC Davis; WDP = W. D. Patterson private collection, Sacramento]

There is one specimen of Synanthedon sequoiae () that was reared from Bishop pine at Inverness in 1916 by E. C. Van Duzee, who was a hemipterist and curator at the CAS, but I have not seen other Lepidoptera collected during that era. H. H. Keifer collected moths on at least two dates in 1926, while he was a curatorial assistant at the CAS, and there may be more of his specimens from Inverness for which data have not been retrieved. E. C. Johnston of Petaluma, CA, collected moths on at least four dates in 1938 and 1940, and presumably there were others, especially in which he specialized. His private collection, however, went to the Canadian National Collection, Ottawa, after his death in the early 1950s, and he sent some specimens to the U.S. National Museum, Washington, but those collections have not been searched systematically to retrieve Inverness records.

W. R. Bauer of Petaluma, CA, began making single night visits for macro moths in 1940. He continued following World War II, with 23 dates in 1947 and 21 in 1951. He was joined by J. S. Buckett beginning in 1954, and together they made collections during the following decade. Altogether Bauer worked at Inverness on more than 190 dates, mostly along Sir Francis Drake Highway and Pierce Point Road adjacent to Tomales State Park and at store front lights in Inverness, according to Bauer (1950s pers. comm.) and R. H. Leuschner, who collected with Bauer and Buckett in 1955. Cumulatively, they sampled on 15 or more dates in each month from February to July, but on fewer than 10 each month August to January (UCD). In addition they made many visits to McClures Beach on Tomales Point, but records from that locality and other beach dune sites on Pt. Reyes by many collectors are not summarized here. Buckett also collected microlepidoptera on his last visit, in 1965, providing the earliest known records for several species.

Catherine Toschi (now Tauber) made sporadic collections of larger moths beginning in 1953 at the summer home near Vision Rd. and collected through the summers in 1961-62, while working as a student assistant in the museum at UC Berkeley, and on several dates in 1963-64, including a few in February. Her efforts, comprising a total of more than 60 dates, provided the first large-scale survey of small moths (EME). W. D. Patterson also collected larger moths and butterflies in Inverness in the mid 1950s and subsequently on sporadic visits, emphasizing microlepidoptera as well since 1995, at a family summer home near the top of Perth St. (WDP). C. W. O’Brien collected small moths on about 25 dates during1959-63 at a site 1 mile SE of Inverness, near Dream Farm Rd. (EME). These were mostly in October to February and produced the earliest records of several microlepidoptera.

P. A. Opler made the first larval collections on Inverness Ridge during several visits in 1967-69, in association with his research on microlepidoptera of coast live oak; I participated twice, and we collected larvae from a few other plants and wood rot fungi (EME). D. S. Green also sampled mines, primarily on oak, making monthly visits between August 1976 and May 1977 (EME).

I made single night visits to the Inverness area with D. D. Linsdale in January 1959 and February 1961, and for several years beginning in 1970 participated in annual visits in May by a field

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entomology class from the UC Berkeley, led by E. I. Schlinger. We camped atop Inverness Ridge in the area of the western terminus of Drakes View Road and ran blacklight sheets 2 nights each year and had phenomenally good luck with warm, calm evenings, unusual for May, in 1970 and 1972. Hence, a large number of persons contributed to a brief seasonal sample. In addition to adults taken diurnally and at black lights, I made about 40 larval collections (EME).

Beginning in1994 my wife, Liz Randal, and I began making longer-term visits, and I started systematically recording all Lepidoptera species. Ultimately, I sampled moths at lights on about 220 dates between July 1994 and December 2001,. These data originated from several sites — July 1994 (7 dates) and May 1995 (7) in the Sea Haven district near Tomales State Park; Jan.- Feb. 1995 (28), Oct. 1997 (28), Sept.-Oct. 1998 (35) and 1999 (28), at two sites at ca. 150-175 m elevation in Inverness Park; May 2000 in Inverness (7); Oct. 2000 at the top of Highland Rd., Inverness (25); and Oct.-Nov. 2001, Kehoe Rd. at the western edge of Inverness (28). Also there were several shorter visits of 1-5 nights on the Tomales Bay marsh 1 mile E of Inverness, in May 1999 and 2001, Feb. 2000, Aug. 2001, and Dec. 2001.

Coincidentally, an extensive wildfire burned the crest and seaward slope of Inverness Ridge, from Mt. Vision to upper Inverness Park, in October 1995. In response to an invitation from Pt. Reyes National Seashore biologists, I proposed to monitor the recovery of Lepidoptera populations in the burn zone. Pre-fire survey of the seaward slopes and the ridge top was limited to that conducted during annual May visits by our field entomology class in the 1970s. Hence, a post-fire census of species could not be compared directly to the pre-fire community, and I tracked the recolonization of selected plants, especially woody shrubs and trees, which harbor the richest communities of Lepidoptera. The area sampled is defined on the east by Inverness Ridge trail from Drakes View Road to Limantour Road, on the south by Bay View trail from Inverness Ridge trail to Muddy Hollow Road, and on the west by the Drakes View trail, a perimeter distance of about 6 miles (9.6 km). This provided a transect from the more severely burned pine forest at 1,000 ft. (300 m) elevation on the ridge top, descending through chaparral and grassland, to riparian woods along Muddy Hollow Creek at 100 ft. (30 m). My associates and I recorded Lepidoptera on 82 dates from March14, 1996 to November 1, 2000, during which we made 45 diurnal visits, 263 larval and leaf mine collections, and 54 blacklight samples on 45 dates. Daytime survey was conducted approximately monthly from mid March to late October, with sporadic additional visits, mostly in May and October. After initial trials, I used four light trap sites at different elevations, situated 0.8-1.2 miles (1.3 to 2.0 km) inside the perimeter of the burn zone, at spots sheltered from sight of unburned areas by intervening hills. Additionally, in 1999 M. Hart made 6 evening visits to collect at light sheets, mostly during January to April, when we had few records. Blacklight samples were initiated one year after the fire and were made in all months except December and June, 75% of them in May or Sept.- Oct.

In summary, there have been moth collections at lights in the Inverness area on more than 600 dates, with 20 or more samples in all months except December (8), most often in February (66 dates), May (75), and October (134). There had been relatively few larval collections prior to the post-fire survey (ca. 100 vs. 260+ post-fire), so many new records for microlepidoptera in the Inverness area and even for Marin County resulted from larval collections following the 1995 fire, simply the result of increased effort.

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In total, 635 species are listed, including 231 microlepidoptera (36%), 56 pterophorids and pyraloids (9%), 311 macro moths (49%), and 37 butterflies (6%). Based on what is known in other California coastal localities, the microlep fauna and probably the pyraloids appear to be under surveyed at Inverness Ridge. There may be100 or more additional species not yet discovered. Considerable additional inventory of larvae in habitats not affected by the 1995 fire is needed. Although only 137 species had been recorded in the limited effort made prior to the fire in the ridge top and seaward slope area that burned, 375 species were recorded in the one portion of the burn zone surveyed during 1996-2000 (59% of the region total).

Larval host plants are recorded for 137 species (22% of the total), 85% of which were documented in the post-fire survey. Among the remainder, hosts of 195 species known to be specialist feeders are recorded elsewhere (i.e., total of 53% larval foods can be projected). Most of the others are generalists.

5 LEPIDOPTERA OF INVERNESS RIDGE, MARIN CO., CA compiled by J. A. Powell December 2003

Fire zone larval host plant Taxa 1st record Pre-fire Post-fire at Inverness elsewhere

Eriocraniidae:

Dyseriocrania auricyanea? IV.68 IV.97 Quercus agrifolia

Acanthopteroctetidae:

Acanthopteroctetes unifascia V.71 V.71 VI.96 thyrsiflorus

Hepialidae:

Hepialus ?behrensi VII.00 VII.00

Hepialus californicus V.99 V.99

Nepticulidae:

Stigmella sp. IX.97 IX.97 Berberis pinnata

Stigmella ?ceanothi XI.67 VI.96 C. thyrsiflorus

Stigmella ?diffasciae V.77 III.96 Rhamnus californica

Stigmella variella XI.67 V.70 IV.97 Q. agrifolia

Stigmella sp. 1 V.70 V.70

Stigmella sp. 2 V.70 V.70

Stigmella sp. 3 XI.67 Lithocarpus

Tischeriidae:

Tischeria ceanothi XI.67 V.72 IV.97 C. thyrsiflorus

Tischeria ?consanguinea VII.00 Q. agrifolia

Tischeria splendida VIII.97 VIII.97 ursinus

Prodoxidae:

Greya sp. 1 I.95

Greya sp. 2 X.00

Adelidae:

Adela septentrionella V.61 V.71 V.00 Holodiscus discolor

Adela trigrapha V.72 V.72 Linanthus

Heliozelidae:

Coptodisca arbutiella III.77 IV.00 Arctostaphylos & Arbutus

Tineidae:

Homosetia sp. V.71 V.71 X.97 lichens

Monopis crocicapitella V.00 bird, mammal products

Monopis mycetophilella VII.94 V.98 Polyporus

Morophagoides berkeleyella X.98? V.00 Polyporus

Morophagoides gracilis V.95 VI.96 Polyporus versicolor

Nemapogon granellus X.96 X.96 Polyporus

Opogona omoscopa V.95 decaying, moist plant products

Oinophila v-flava I.95 moldy plant material

Phryganeopsis brunnea IV.57 IX.00

Tinea niveocapitella V.95 IX.98 bird, mammal products

Tinea occidentella V.95 X.97 bird, mammal products

Tinea pallescentella I.95 bird, mammal products

Tinea pellionella X.00 bird, mammal products

unplaced tineine VII.99 VII.99

unplaced gray tineid IX.99

Acrolophidae:

Amydria arizonella VII.97 VII. 97

Amydria sp. 2 (pale) IX.99

Gracillariidae:

Caloptilia agrifoliella III.59 III.74 VI.96 Q. agrifolia

Caloptilia alnivorella V.68 V.72 II.97 Alnus rubra

Caloptilia diversilobiella VII.94? VIII.00 Toxicodendron

Caloptilia nondeterminata V.68 V.70 IV.97 menziesii & sanguineum

Caloptilia palustriella I.95 IV.97 Salix lasiolepis

(=stigmatelia?)

Caloptilia reticulata XI.67 V.97 Q. agrifolia

Caloptilia 'umbellulariae' I.95 X.96 Umbellularia

Caloptilia sp. (gray) V.70 V.70

Cameraria agrifoliella XI.67 X.99 Q. agrifolia

Cameraria gaultheriella IV.78 IV.78 Gaultheria shallon

Cameraria nemoris V.70 V.70 VIII.97

Cameraria sp. V.69 Lithocarpus

Cremastobombycia sp. VII.99 VII.99 Artemisia douglasii

Cremastobombycia sp. VII.99 VII.99 Baccharis pilularis

Marmara arbutiella X.97 X.97 Arbutus menziesii

Marmara sp. VIII.97 VIII.97 Ceanothus stems

Micrurapteryx? IV.00 IV.00 Salix lasiolepis

Neurobathra bohartiella IV.67 X.99 Q. agrifolia

Phyllonorycter ?alnicolella IV.97 IV.97 Alnus rubra

Phyllonorycter ?apicinigrella X.96 X.96 Salix lasiolepis

Phyllonorycter inusitatella IV.77 Q. agrifolia

Phyllonorycter ribefoliae V.72 V.72 VII.97 Ribes sanguineum & menziesii

Phyllonorycter sp. A IV.76 IV.98 Arctostaphylos

Phyllonorycter sp. B VIII.00 VIII.00 Toxicodendron

Phyllonorycter sp. C XI.67 Lithocarpus

Phyllonorycter sp. D V.69 Lonicera

unplaced lithocolletine sp. 1 V.70 V.70

unplaced lithocolletine sp. 2 V.70 V.70

unplaced lithocolletine sp. 3 V.00 V.00

unplaced lithocolletine sp. 4 V.00 V.00

Bucculatricidae:

Bucculatrix albertiella XI.67 Q. agrifolia

Bucculatrix ceanothiella IX.98 X.98 Ceanothus thyr.

Bucculatrix ?quadrigemina X.00

Bucculatrix variabilis V.70 V.70 III.97 Baccharis pilularis

Bucculatrix sp. (white) X.97 X.97

Oecophoridae, (s. lat.):

Agonopterix alstroemeriana I.95 X.96 Conium maculatum

Agonopterix nervosa VII.62 IX.99

Agonopterix oregonensis I.95 Sanicula

Agonopterix rosaciliella III.99 III.99 Heracleum lanatum

Agonopterix sp. II.95

Borkhausenia nefrax VII. 61

Depressaria daucella V.97 V.97 Cicuta, Oenanthe

Endrosis sarcitrella VIII. 94 V.99

Ethmia arctostaphylella IX.99 Eriodictyon

Hoffmanophila pseudospretella VIII.65

Polix coloradella V.00 V.00

Pyramidobela angelarum II.92 Buddleia

Momphidae:

Mompha n. sp. VIII.97 VIII.97 Helianthemum

Mompha sp. 2 X.99

Cosmopterigidae:

Sorhagenia nimbosa V.70 V.70 III.96 Rhamnus californica

Walshia miscecolorella III.97 III.97

Elachistidae:

Elachista marachella V.74 V.74 Ehrharta

Elachista telcharella V.95 III.97

Blastobasidae:

Glyphidocera septentrionella VIII.65 IX.00

Oegoconia novimundi IX.99

Holcocera sp. 1 V.72 V.72 IV.00 Ceanothus

Holcocera sp. 1A VII.94

Holcocera sp. 2 X.98

Holcocera sp. 3 IV.97 IV.97

Holcocera sp. 4 V.95? VIII.98 aphids on Gnaphalium

Hypatopa sp. X.97 IX.98

unplaced blastobasid A VII. 94

unplaced blastobasid B V.95

unplaced blastobasid C V.95

Coleophoridae:

Batrachedra salicipomonella VIII.00 VIII.00 Pontania galls

Coleophora ?baccharella VIII.65 IV.97 Baccharis pilularis

Coleophora ?tildeni IV. 98 IV.98 B. pilularis

Coleophora,?pruniella IV.97 IV.97 Alnus rubra

Coleophora sp. 1 V.70 V.70

Coleophora sp. 2 VII.94

Coleophora sp. 2A VIII.65

Coleophora sp. 3 IX.98

Coleophora sp. 4 IX.98

Gelechiidae:

Aristotelia argentifera VIII. 61 X.99 Baccharis pilularis

Aristotelia sp. 1 X.96 X.96

Aristotelia sp. 2 VII. 97 VII. 97

Bryotropha? sp. X.00 X.00

Chionodes ?braunella VIII.65 Lupinus

Chionodes chrysopyla IV.68 IV.00 Q. agrifolia

Chionodes ?johnstoni IX.98

Chionodes lophosella VII.00 VII.00 Lupinus

Chionodes nanodella VIII.65 IX.00

Chionodes occidentella XII.59 X.98 Quercus

Chionodes ochreistrigella VIII.65 Rumex

Chionodes petalumensis VII.94 VIII.99 Quercus

Chionodes sabinianae VII.62 III.96 Pinus muricata

Chionodes sp. 2 I.95

Chionodes sp. 4 VIII.65

Coleotechnites sp. 1 IV.98 IV.98 Arctostaphylos

Coleotechnites sp. 2 VII.94 IX.98 (quercivorella group?)

Coleotechnites sp. 3 IX.00 Pinus muricata

Coleotechnites sp. 4 IX.98

Coleotechnites sp. 5 IX.00 (coniferella group)

Euscrobipalpa arenaceariella V.01 V.01 Artemisia douglasii

Evippe? sp. 1 VII.99 VII.99

Evippe? sp. 2 IV.00 IV.00 Holodiscus discolor

Exceptia sisterina VIII.65

Filatima sp. V.72 V.72 IX.00

Gelechia ?desiliens X.97 Platanus

Gelechla panella IX.99 Arctostaphylos

Gnorimoschema baccharisellaVIII.65 V.70 IV.97 Baccharis pilularis

Leucogoniella ?californica VIII.99 VIII.99

Pseudochelaria scabrella IX.63 V.73 IX.99 Arctostaphylos virgata

Recurvaria baccharella IV.99 IV.99 B. pilularis

Recurvaria francisca/ V.69 V.70 IV.96 Ceanothus thyr. ceanothiella

Scrobipalpula psilella group VII.94 X.97 Gnaphalium

Symmetrischema striatellum III.97 III.97 Solanum xantii

Symmetrischema tangolias I.95

Syncopacma sp. X.96 X.96 legumes

Teliopsis baldiana VIII. 65 VII.00 Toxicodendron

Telphusa sedulitella VIII.61 X.96 Q. agrifolia

Copromorphidae:

Lotisma trigonana V.70 V.70 VI.97 Vaccinium

Alucitidae:

Alucita sp. I.95

Carposinidae:

Bondia comonana X.97

Epermeniidae:

Epermenia californica V.73 V.73 III.96 Heracleum

Epermenia ?cicutatella VII.94

Glyphipterigidae:

Glyphipteryx powelli III.59 III.96 ?

Plutellidae:

Eucalantica polita I.59 V.70 V.98 Vaccinium

Euceratia securella VII.94

Plutella porrectella VII.94

Plutella vanella VII.94 Osmorhiza

Plutella xylostella V.71 V.71 X.97 Brassica

Plutella interrupta X.00

Ypsolopha cervella VII. 94 Q. agrifolia

Ypsolopha ?arizonella IX.98

Ypsolopha flavistrigella X.98 X.98

Argyresthiidae:

Argyresthia pilatella V.70 V.70 V.00 Pinus

Argyresthia sp. 1 V.95

Argyresthia sp. 2 X.97

Argyresthia sp. 3 III.99 III.99 Salix lasiolepis

Schreckensteiniidae:

Schreckensteinia festaliella V.72 V.72 VI.96 Rubus (3 spp.)

Lyonetiidae:

Bedellia somnulentella VII.65 X.96 Calystegia

Lyonetia speculella V.99 V.00 Ceanothus

Sesiidae:

Sesia tibialis VII.01 Salix

Synanthedon bibionipennis VII.97 VII. 97 Rubus

Synanthedon novaroensis VII.00 VII.00

Choreutidae:

Anthophila alpinella III.59 X.96 Urtica

Caloreas multimarginata VIII.97 VIII.97 Artemisia dougl.

Choreutis ?diana V.68 Anus rubra

Tebenna gnaphaliella X.96 X.96 Gnaphalium

Tortricidae, :

Bactra verutana X.96 X.96 Cyperaceae

Endothenia hebesana V.00 V.00 Castilleja

Rhyacionia ?pasadenana VII. 94 Pinus

Petrova sp. VII.62 Pinus

Phaneta scalana IV.00 IV.00 Artemisia dougl.

Eucosma juncticiliana VII.97 VII.97 Solidago

Eucosma nr. palpata VIII.99 VIII. 99

Eucosma sonomana III.59 V.71 Pinus

Eucosma williamsi VIII.00 VIII.00 Baccharis pilularis

Chimoptesis chrysopyla I.95 Q. agrifolia

Catastega n. sp. IX.98

Epinotia albangulana VIII.65 V.70 III.96 Alnus rubra

Epinotia arctostaphylana X.98 X.98 Arctostaphylos

Epinotia bigemina V.72 V.72 IV.98 Arctostaphylos

Epinotia columbia VI.96 VI.96 Salix lasiolepis

Epinotia emarginana IV.68 V.70 VI.96 Q. agrifolia

Epinotia nr. ethnica I.95

Epinotia nr. fumoviridana X.97 IX.00

Epinotia hopkinsana VII. 62 V.70 V.98 Pinus

Epinotia infuscana VIII. 97 VII.97 Lupinus

Epinotia johnsonana IV.68? V.99 Holodiscus discolor

Epinotia kasloana X.99 X.99 Ceanothus thyr.

Epinotia lindana X.97

Epinotia lomonana X.97 X.97

Epinotia nigralbana V.00 V.00 Arctostaphylos

Epinotia radicana VII.61 Pseudotsuga

Epinotia rectiplicana X.98 X.98 Salix

Epinotia saggitana XI.59 Ribes

Epinotia seorsa X.01 Salix

Epinotia signiferana X.97 X.97 Ceanothus thyr.

Epinotia solandriana V.69 V.72 IV.99 Alnus rubra.

Epinotia subplicana V.70 V.70 X.99 Arctostaphylos

Epinotia vagana V.73 V.73 Ribes menziesii

Ancylis metamelana IV.59 IV.78 VII.99

Ancylis ?simuloides V.70 V.70 IX.97 Ceanothus thyr

Pseudexentera habrosana I.59 II.95 IV.00 Q. agrifolia

Cydia latiferreana X.97 X.98 Quercus

Cydia pomonella X.01 , Crataegus

Tortricidae, :

Acleris ?forbesana XII.97

Acleris hastiana I.95 III.96 Salix lasiolepis

Acleris keiferi IX.98 X.98 Rubus ursinus

Acleris santacrucis I.40 Corylus

Acleris senescens I.95 III.96 Salix lasiolepis

Cnephasia longana V.97 V.97 Heracleum (generalist)

Decodes aneuretus V.71 V.71 V.98 Arctostaphylos

Decodes basiplaganus IX.98 Q. agrifolia

Decodes fragarianus IV.68 Q. agrifolia

Archips argyrospilus V.70 V.70 generalist

Argyrotaenia franciscana/ V.70 V.70 V.97 Ribes, Rubus (generalist) citrana complex

Argyrotaenia provana X.97 X.97 Pseudotsuga

Choristoneura conflictana VII.62 tremuloides

Clepsis fucana V.70 V.70 V.98 generalist

Clepsis peritana VII.94 X.96 generalist

Clepsis virescana V.00 V.00 generalist

Pandemis pyrusana VII.62 V.72 IX.00 Alnus generalist

Amorbia cuneana VII.62 X.97 Arbutus generalist

Platynota stultana X.97 generalist

Henricus umbrabasanus VII.94 Quercus

Saphenista nomonana V.70 V.70 Ceanothus thyr.

Saphenista saxicolana V.70 V.00 Baccharis pilul.

Saphenista sp. 1 X.00

“Saphenista” sp. 2 X.01 Garrya

Pterophoridae:

Amblyptila pica X.96 X.96 scrophs

Anstenoptilia marmarodactyla IX.98

Capperia ningoris VI.61 V.72 Lamiaceae

Emmelina monodactyla I.95 X.98

Oidaematophorus nr. confusus V.95

Oidaematophorus grandis VII.94 VIII.98 Baccharis

Oidaematophorus sp. A VII.62

Oidaematophorus sp. B X.00

Oidaematophorus sp. C X.00

Platyptilia ?carduidactyla X.96 X.96 Cirsium

Platyptilia williamsi V.72 V.72 X.96

Platyptilia sp. 1 X.97

Crambidae:

Cosipara sp. IX.98

Eudonia franciscalis VIII.62 VI.97

Eudonia ?echo IX.99

Eudonia rectilinea VIII.65 X.96 mosses

Eudonia spenceri VII. 94

Dicymolomia metalliferalis VIII.96

Hellula rogatalis IX.99 Lepidium

Petrophila confusalis IX.98 IX.00 algae, aquatic

Microtheoris ophionalis X.97

Pyraustinae:

Herpetogramma ?pertextalis IX.98 generalist

Mecyna mustelinalis VII.94 V.97

Mimorista subcostalis IX.98

Nomophila nearctica X.97 X.98

Pyrausta californicalis III.59 IX. 98 Lamiaceae

Pyrausta perrubralis VIII.61 V.70 X.97

Pyrausta subsequalis V.70 V.70 III.96 Plantago

Udea profundalis IV.96 IV.96 Urtica generalist

Uresiphita reversalis X.97 X.97 Lupinus Cytisus

Crambinae:

Agriphila anceps X.96 X.96 Poaceae

Agriphila attenuata X.97 Poaceae

Agriphila ?undata X.96 X.96 Poaceace

Crambus occidentalis X.96 X.96 Poaceae

Euchromius ocelleus VII.94 IX.99 Poaceae

Pediasia nr. dorsipunctellus IX.98 Poaceae

Pyralidae:

Pyralis farinalis X.98

Aglossa? sp. X.97 Neotoma nest

Phycitinae.

Acrobasis tricolorella X.98 X.98

Anagasta kuehniella V.72 V.7 X.97

Apomyelois bistriatella X.61 Hypoxylon

Bandera ?virginella VII.00 VII.00 Poaceae?

Dasypyga alternosquamella VII.61 Arceuthobium

Dioryctria abietivorella group VIII.62 V.70 conifers

Ephestiodes gilvescentella V.72 V.72 X.97 Detritivore

Homoeosoma electellum IX.98 X.98 Asteraceae

Hulstia undulatella V.95

Laetilia zamacrella IX.99 Homoptera on Pinus

Lipographis fenestrella V.70 V.70

Patagonia peregrina X.98 X.98 Gnaphalium

Phobus sp. VII.94

Plodia interpunctella X.97

Sosipatra? IX.99

Trachycera caliginoidella VII.62 IX.00 Quercus

Vitula edmansae V.72 V.72 IX.99 nests

Vitula n. sp. IX.98

unplaced phycitine IX.98

Thyatiridae:

Habrosyne scripta V.70 V.70 V.00

Euthyatira forata III.94 Cornus?

Drepanidae:

Drepana arcuata V.72 V.72 IX.99 Alnus

Geometridae:

Archirhoe multipunctata IX.47

Biston b. cognataria VII.58 V. 98

Campaea perlata VI.40 IV.96

Ceratodalia gueneata VII.51 VII.00

Chetoscelis faseolaria VII.40 VII.00 Artemisia calif.

Chlorosea banksiaria VI.40 generalist

Cyclophora nanaria X.98 generalist

Dichorda illustraria X.97 IX.00

Drepanulatrix baueraria II.40 X.97 Ceanothus thyr.

Drepanulatrix falcateria V. 71 V. 71 Ceanothus

Drepanulatrix monicaria IV.47 V.70 VI.96 Ceanothus thyr.

Drepanulatrix quadraria usta III.40 V.72 X.97 Ceanothus

Drepanulatrix unicalcaria X.97 X.97 Ceanothus

Dysstroma citrata V.47 IV.96 generalist

Dysstroma hulstata ? V.57

Dysstroma mancipata V.56 (= brunneata?)

Dysstroma sobria V.70 V.70 V.99 generalist

Elpiste marcescaria IV.47 V.70 VII.97 Baccharis pilularis

Enchoria lacteata III.61 II.95

Enypia venata VII.47

Epirrhoe plebeculata? III.00 III.00 Galium

Epirrita auntumnata omissa II.93 Pseudotsuga

Eulithis xylina VII.40

Eupithecia absinthiata IX.98

Eupithecia acutipennis II.47

Eupithecia annulata XII.94 II.00 Pseudotsuga

Eupithecia bivittata VI.40

Eupithecia cestata III.47 V.70 III.90 generalist

Eupithecia ?cognizata II.52

Eupithecia columbrata V.72 V.72

Eupithecia gilvipennata I.95

Eupithecia graefii X.50 V.72 Arbutus

Eupithecia implorata V.70 V.70

Eupithecia karenae XI.57 V.70

Eupithecia longipalpata V.74 V.74 VII.98 conifers

Eupithecia maestosa XI.59 V.70

Eupithecia miserulata zela IX.98

Eupithecia misturata VII.62 V.70 X.97 Ceanothus, Vaccinium (generalist)

Eupithecia mystiat V.71 V.71

Eupithecia olivacea II.47 Conifers

Eupithecia ravocostaliata II.48

Eupithecia purpurissata IV.47 V.70 III.97 Arctostaphylos

Eupithecia rotundopunctata III.50 V.70 IV.96 general

Eupithecia sabulosata VI.47 Scrophularia

Eupithecia ?scabrogata XII.95 II.00

Eupithecia ?segregata VI.94 V.98 Quercus

Eupithecia subapicata V.70 V.70 V.99 Marah

Eupithecia subvirens I.95 X.97 generalist

Eupithecia tripunctaria IV.52 V.70

Eusarca falcata VI.51 generalist

Eustroma semiatrata V.70 V.70 Epilobium

Gabriola dyari VI.40 V.70 IX.00 conifers

Hydriomena albifasciata III.47 II.97 Q. agrifolia

Hydriomena californiata VII.47 Pseudotsuga

Hydriomena edenata I.40

Hydriomena feminata (TL) III.40

Hydriomena glaucata IV.47

Hydriomena johnstoni (TL) IV.40

Hydriomena manzanita III.47 V.72 Arctostaphylos

Hydriomena ?marinata V.70 V.70 V.99 Pseudotsuga

Hydriomena nubilofasciata II.40 IV.98 Q. agrifolia

Hydriomena quinquefasciata II.40 II.00 Salix lasiolepis

Hydriomena renunciata viridescens (TL) V.47

Hydriomena speciosata IV.47 V.70 conifers

Lobocleta granitaria IV.76 VIII.00

Lobophora simsata IV.47 generalist

Melanolophia imitata V. 71 V. 71 IX.98 conifers

Mesoleuca gratulata III.59 III.96 Quercus

Nasusina vaporata V.70 V.70 V.00

Nemoria darwiniata V.70 V.70 X.97 general

Nemoria leptalea IX.61 IX.98 Ceanothus generalist

Nemoria pistaciaria VI.40 V.73 Ceanothus general

Nemoria pulcherrima II.59 Quercus

Neoalcis californiaria VII.56 X.96 Alnus generalist

Neoterpes edwardsata X.97 X.97 Eschscholzia

Neoterpes triangulata IV.46 V.00

Nepytia umbrosaria VI.40 Pseudotsuga, rarely Pines

Operophtera occidentalis XII. 54 generalist

Orthonama centrostrigaria II.40 II.97

Perizoma costiguttata VI.40 Holodiscus

Perizoma curvilinea II.40 V.72 II.97

Perizoma custodiata VI.40 V.99 chenopods

Perizoma grandis VI.40 V.00

Pero "macdunnoughi" X.93 VII.97 general

Pero mizon V.41

Pero occidentalis V.47 V.70 conifers?

Pherne parallelia VI.40 X.97

Phigalia plumogeraria I.95 general

Philedia punctomacularia X.50 X.00

Plataea personaria V.55 Artemisia calif.

Prochoerodes forficaria II.40 VII.97 general

Prochoerodes ?truxaliata V.41

Pterotaea ?albescens X.98

Sabulodes aegrotata III.40 V.70 VI.97 Sambucus, Alnus generalist

Scopula j. quadrilinearia VIII. 62

Scopula californiaria V.98 V.98

Semiothisa californiaria V.97 V.97 Lotus

Semiothisa muscariata. IX.99 IX.00 Quercus

Sicya crocearia X.50 IX.97 Ceanothus generalist

Spargania magnoliata. X.95 V.99 Epilobium

Stamnodes affiliata II.55

Stamnodes (?marinata) I.95

Synaxis cervinaria V.72 V.72 generalist

Synaxis jubararia X.50

Synaxis pallulata (&/or mosesiana) IX.98 IX.99 Pseudotsuga, conifers

Thallophaga hyperborea XII.61 V.70

Thallophaga nigroseriata II.47

Thallophaga ?taylorata I.95 X.99 Salix

Triphosa californiata. II.40 III.97 Rhamnus

Triphosa haesitata VII. 54 V.73 III.97 Rhamnus

Venusia duodecemlineata. II.47 V.70 IV.98 Q. agrifolia

Venusia obsoleta II.47

Venusia pearsalli III.40 II.97 Salix generalist

Xanthorhoe defensaria VIII.65 V.70 VI.96 generalist

Xanthorhoe marinensis V.41 [IV.40 “incursata” CAS --- need to confirm]

Xanthorhoe offensaria IV.40

Zenophleps lignicolorata V.41 II.00

Epiplemidae:

Callizia amorata VIII.62 VI.96 Lonicera

Saturniidae:

Hemileuca eglanterina IX.57 general

Hyalophora euryalus VIII.62 V.71 V.98

Lasiocampidae:

Malacosoma californicum V.70 V.70 V.00 general

Tolype lowriei IX.94 IX.00 Pseudotsuga

Sphingidae:

Hyles lineata IX.98 Onagraceae

Smerinthus cerisyi VII.62 Salix

Lymantriidae:

Orgyia vetusta X.99 X.99 general

Notodontidae:

Clostera apicalis II.91 X.98 Salix lasiolepis

Furcula scolopendrina VI.40 V.99 Salicaceae

Oligocentria pallida IX.95 Arbutus

Pheosia rimosa VII.52 VII.00 Salicaceae

Dioptidae:

Phryganidea californica X.95 IV.00 Q. agrifolia

Arctiidae:

Cisthene deserti VII.61 Lichens

Cisthene faustinula VII.47 Lichens

Clemensia albata VII.61 Pseudotsuga

Cisseps packardi VIII. 54 monocots

Apantesis ornata V.47 V.70 V.98 generalist

Arachnis picta X.48 generalist

Hemihyalea edwardsii IX.47 X.99 Q. agrifolia

Isia isabella V.41 X.97 generalist

Lophocampa argentata VII.54 IV.96 Pinus muricata, Alnus, Corylus

Lophocampa maculata VII. 51 V.99 Salix, Alnus

Spilosoma vagans II.40 V.70 V.98 generalist?

Spilosoma vestalis V.95 V.98 generalist

Noctuidae:

Abagrotis denticulata V.95 IX.98 general

Abagrotis baueri X.13.95

Abagrotis pulchrata IX.99

Abagrotis ?reedi IX.00 IX.00

Acronicta hesperidea V.94

Acronicta funeralis VII.62

Acronicta lepusculina felina IX.98

Acronicta marmorata IX.94 IX.00

Acronicta perdita V.70 V.70 V.98 general

Adelphagrotis indeterminata IX.62

Adelphagrotis stellaris VIII.61 VII.00 general

Agrochola pulchella X.95

Agrochola purpurea VII.94 X.97 general

Agrotis aeneipennis VI.40 V.70 V.98 general

Agrotis gravis VI.40

Agrotis ipsilon VII.94 X.97 general

Agrotis venerabilis X.50 X.99 general

Aletia oxygala VII.47 VII.00 Poaceae?

Amphipoea americana pacificaVII.54 X.98 Iris capsules

Amphipoea lunata VI.40

Anhimella perbrunnea VII.62 IX.99 general/detritivor

Annaphila diva IV.54

Apamea ?albina V.99 V.99

Apamea amputatrix VII.53 VII.00 Poaceae

Apamea castanea V.00 V.00 Poaceae

Apamea cuculliformis V.95 Poaceae

Apamea devastator VIII.02 Poaceae

Apamea ?genialis VI.40 V.71 V.99 Poaceae

Apamea maxima VI.40 Poaceae

Apamea multicolor IV.47 Poaceae

Apamea plutonia (=remissa?) VI.40

Apamea remissa (=indocilis) V.00 V.00 Poaceae

Aseptis binotata/paviae V.41 IV.99 Ceanothus, Ribes generalist

Aseptis ethnica V.73 V.73 Arctostaphylos

Aseptis? sp. V.95

Autographa ampla V.69 Alnus rubra

Autographa californica V.70 V.70 VI.96 generalist

Autographa pasiphaea VIII.61 X.98

Autographa labrosa IX.55

Autoplusia egenoides X.97

Behrensia conchiformis II.59 II.00

Caenurgia togataria X.96 X.96 Poaceae

Caenurgina ?erechtea VI.96 II.97 Poaceae

Caenurgina caerulea III.59 V.73 Poaceae/legumes

Catocala aholibah IX.98

Catocala ?irene IX.95

Cerastis cornuta I.40

Cerastis gloriosa II.40 II.00 Delphinium

Cerastis robertsoni I.62 I.99

Cobalos franciscana VII.59

Cryphia viridata VIII.51 Lichens

Cucullia dentilinea VII.54 V.99 Scrophularia

Cucullia serraticornis III.47 Solidago

Dargida procincta VIII.54 V.71 V.98 general

Diarsia esuralis VI.40 V.70 V.99 general

Diarsia rosaria II.40 IX.00

Dicestra chartaria IV.60

Dryotype opina XI.59 X.97 general?

Egira baueri II.50

Egira cognata II.40

Egira crucualis II.59 V.71 V.98 general

Egira curialis II.48 I.99 general

Egira hiemalis V.71 V.71 IV.98 Vaccinium general

Egira perlubens V.70 V.70 III.99 general

Egira rubrica II.40 V.70 V.99 general

Egira simplex II.60

Egira vanduzeei V.55 V.71 V.99

Eumicremma minima X.97 X.97 Gnaphalium

Euplexia benesimilis VI.55 V.70 general

Euxoa albipennis X.50 X.97 general

Euxoa auxiliaris IX.98

Euxoa difformis IX.50

Euxoa excellens IX.50

Euxoa fenesica X.54

Euxoa fuscigera X.50

Euxoa infausta VI.40

Euxoa messoria IX.98

Euxoa obeliscoides X.98 X.98

Euxoa olivia IX.98

Euxoa septentrionalis X.50 IX.98

Euxoa sp. 1 VII.94

Euxoa sp. 2 VII.94

Faronta terrapictalis IV.47

Feltia deceptiva II.95 Pseudotsuga

Feralia februalis II.61 II.00 general

Galgula partita VII.94 II.97 Oxalis

Heliothis phloxiphaga IV.96 IV.96 general

Heliothis zea X.97 X.98 general

Hemeroplanis finitima V.00 V.00 Lotus

Hemieuxoa rudens X.95 IX.97 general

Hemigraphiphora plebeia X.95

Homoglaea dives II.59 IV.97 Salix lasiolepis

Homoncocnemis fortis III.50

Homorthodes communis V.70 V.70 V.98 fallen

Homorthodes fractura V.47 V.00 fallen leaves

Homorthodes hanhami VII.95

Hydraecia obliqua VIII.62 X.97 general, stem borer

Hypena californica III.40 II.97 Urtica

Hypena decorata I.95 Urtica

Lacinipolia cuneata V.38 V.70 general

Lacinipolia comis IX.98

Lacinipolia davena VIII.62

Lacinipolia patalis V.70 V.70 V.98 , general?

Lacinipolia quadrilineata IV.60 V.70 X.97 dead leaves?

Lacinipolia rectilinea IX.98 IX.98

Lacinipolia stricta cinnabarina VII.59 X.00 general, herbs

Leucania farcta VI.40 IX.99 Poaceae

Leucania insueta V.47 V.70

Leucania oaxacana IX.98

Leucania “oregona” IV.73 IV.73 IX.97 Poaceae

Litholomia napaea unifasciata V.99

Lithophane contenta I.95 general, deciduous trees

Lithophane pertorrida X.98 I.99 general, trees

Megalographa biloba X.97 IX.00 general

Meganola sp. VII.94 Quercus

Merolonche spinea IV.47 Lupinus

Mesogona olivata X.97 Quercus

Mesogona sp. 2 (Crabo) IX.99 IX.99

Miodera stigmata XI.57

Noctua pronuba X.01 general

Nola minna VII.62 V.70 V.00 Q. agrifolia, Ceanothus,

Nycteola sp. I.95 Salix

Oligia indirecta VI.40

Oligia tonsa VII.59 X.99

Orthosia arthrolita X.95 X.97

Orthosia behrensiana I.95 II.00

Orthosia hibisci II.50 V.99 general

Orthosia macona I.64 II.00

Orthosia mys XII.95 II.00

Orthosia pacifica II.51 II.00 general

Orthosia praeces II.51 V.71 IV.97 Aesculus general

Orthosia terminata I.95

Orthosia transparens II.40 V.71 IV.98 Arctostaphylos Arbutus

Panthea ?portlandia VII.62 V.72 conifers

Papaipema sauzalitae IX.54 V.73 X.97 Scrophularia, general stem borer Heracleum

Parabagrotis cupidissima X.97 X.97 Poaceae?

Parabagrotis formalis X.98 V.99

Parabagrotis insularis V.70 V.70 X.97 Poaceae?

Peridroma saucia VIII.53 V.77 III.97 general

Perigonica pectinata III.95 V.99?

Platyperigea extimia X.99

Pleromella opter V.71 V.71 V.99

Pleromelloida conserta VII.62

Pleromelloida cinerea XII.94

Properigea posticata IX.98

Protorthodes curtica? IX.00 IX.00

Protorthodes rufula II.60 V.70 X.97 general

Pseudaletia unipuncta VII.62 X.97 Poaceae, general

Pseudorthodes irrorata V.47 V.98 general

Pseudorthodes puerilis III.40 V.70 X.97 general

Pseudorthosia variabilis IX.47 general

Raphia pallula VIII.55

Schinia sueta californica V.41

Scoliopteryx libatrix II.95

Scotogramma deffessa VII.59

Spaelotis quadricava IX.98 general

Spodoptera exigua X.95 X.97 general

Spodoptera praefica II.95 general

Stretchia ?pacifica II.48 Ribes

Tetanolita palligera VII.61 dead leaves

Trichoclea edwardsii III.50

Tricholita fistula IX.99 IX.99 shrub Asteraceae

Trichoplusia ni X.97 general

Ulolonche ?disticha X.30 X.30

Xestia mustelina IX.00 IX.00 Pseudotsuga

Xestia c-nigrum V.95 X.99 general

Zale lunata VI.40 X.99 general

Zosteropoda hirtipes VII.61 X.97 general

Zotheca tranquilla VII.59 Sambucus

Inverness Ridge butterflies

Fire zone larval host plant Taxa 1st record Pre-fire Post-fire at Inverness elsewhere

Hesperiidae:

Erynnis tristis X.96 X.96 Quercus

Pyrgus communis IV.98 IV.98

Pyrgus ruralis IV.76 IV.76 IV.97 Horkelia/Potentilla

Hylephila phyleus IX.00 IX.00 Poaceae

Ochlodes sylvanoides VII.94 X.96 Poaceae

Paratrytone melane X.96 X.96 Poaceae

Polites sabuleti X.98 X.98 Poaceae

Papilionidae:

Papilio eurymedon VII.94 III.96 Rhamnus californica

Papilio rutulus V.00 Salix

Papilio zelicaon VII.94 III.97

Parnassius clodius VI.1920* Dicentra (extinct)

Pieridae:

Colias eurydice VII.54** Amorpha (non resident)

Colias eurytheme VI.96 VI.96 Legumes

Euchloe ausonides III.97 III.97 Brassica

Pieris napi II.95 II.95 III.96 Cardamine

Pieris rapae VII.94 VI.96 Brassica

Lycaenidae:

Callophrys eryphon V.70 V.70 IV.96 Pinus

Callophrys iroides IV.98 IV.98 generalist

Strymon melinus X.96 X.96 generalist

Habrodais grunus IX.52*** Q.chrysolepis, Lithocarpus

Celastrina ladon V.70 V.70 VI.96 Ceanothus generalist

Icaricia acmon V.70 V.70 VI.96 Eriogonum, Lotus

Plebeius saepiolus V.1919**** (extinct?)

Nymphalidae:

Adelpha bredowi VII.94 X.97 Quercus

Limenitis lorquini IX.98 V.99 Salix

Junonia coenia III.96 III.96 Plantago

Nymphalis antiopa III.97 III.97 Salix

Nymphalis californica II.95 II.95 Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Phyciodes campestris X.99 VIII.00

Phyciodes mylitta V.70 V.70 VI.96 Cirsium

Polygonia oreas II.95 II.95 X.98 Ribes

Polygonia satyrus VII.94 II.95 III.96 Urtica holosericea

Speyeria zerene myrtleae VII.94

Vanessa annabella VII.94 IV.96 Malva parviflora

Vanessa atalanta II.95 II.95 III.96 Urtica holosericea

Vanessa cardui III.96 III.96 Artemisia douglasiana

Vanessa virginiensis VI.96 VI.96 Gnaphalium (3 spp.), Anaphalis

Danaus plexippus III.96 III.96 Asclepias (non resident)

Satyridae:

Cercyonis pegala VI.96 VI.96 Poaceae

Coenonympha california V.71 V.71 IV.96 alien grass Poaceae

* Collected at “Bear Valley” (Divide Meadow area) 1920-1954; presumed extinct

** Inverness, Perth St., one specimen collected in July 1954. I have seen eurydice flying in October at Indian Valley, ca. 12 airline km E of Inverness

*** Inverness, Perth St. in 1952 and just above Perth St. in 2001, on Lithocarpus.

**** Collected at “Bear Valley” (Divide Meadow area) 1919 to 1959; presumed extinct